PARKER FORMATIVE
PRODUCT DESIGN & VALIDATION
High voltage test cages outfitted with multiple power supplies rated from 100kV to 250kV, related fixtures, a variety of high voltage test cables, junction tanks, and high voltage dividers, and a computer-controlled test set are used for design validation and 125% overvoltage test. Parker uses lightning impulse test (LIT) to produce transient arc peaks to 500 KVP to determine the basic insulation level (BIL) of high voltage components used in the x-ray imaging chain. Parker-fabricated high voltage dividers and GICI® dynalyzers calibrated to180kV are used to calibrate test equipment.
Parker performs mechanical integrity tests to determine weldment strength and reduce component failure. High voltage cable harnesses, interconnect cables, and power cords undergo flexure life tests.
A demountable chamber provides x-ray source design experimentation and high vacuum parts processing. Parker’s electrostatic beam deflection tank with 6-conductor high voltage cable and a lead room provide further capabilities for experimentation and radiation leakage measurement.
A GE-OEC Mini-C x-ray unit is utilized for in-process and final quality inspection. Both destructive and non-destructive testing are an integral part of Parker’s engineering and quality program.
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
Plastics Molding, Precision Machining, and Deep Drawing
KEY EQUIPMENT
- Large Capacity 3- and 4-Axis Milling Machines
- Large Capacity CNC Lathes
- Large Capacity 5-Axis Dual Spindle Lathe with Bar Feeder
- Bridgeports, Lathes for Equipment Backup, R&D, and Engineering Support
- 50-Ton Desma Injection Molder
- 150-Milacron Injection Molder
KEY CAPABILITIES
- Metal and Precision Machining
- Plastics Molding
- Vulcanization
- Tooling Fabrication
- Deep Drawing
- Rapid Prototyping, Fixturing, Short-Run Efficiency
Components Miniaturization
Vulcanization
Equipment
Processing Automation
Electrical Stressors
OUR EXPERTISE
Parker employs a patent portfolio and decades of materials and processing technology in formative product design, prototype engineering, validation, and reliability testing resulting in innovation, new product introduction, and partner collaboration.
New Desma 50-ton custom injection molder automates Parker proprietary EPR vulcanization of miniature connectors.
FORMATIVE DESIGN
and DEVELOPMENT
Parker founder William Parker Holland, Sr. was instrumental in early development of high voltage cable for healthcare x-ray applications.
Parker continues to work with engineers to develop new constructions on the highest quality of high voltage x-ray cable in the world. Parker has exclusive agreements for sourcing the proprietary compound used in its vulcanizing operation.
Parker has onsite testing capabilities to validate new high voltage cable and component designs.
X-RAY SOURCE
PATENT TECHNOLOGY
3,178,503
x-ray APPARATUS CABLES FOR USE IN EXPLOSIVE HAZARDOUS AREAS
3,699,373
X-Ray Tube with Electrically Conductive Bypass
3,821,581
TARGETS FOR X-RAY TUBES
3,962,583
TARGETS FOR X-RAY TUBES
4,316,129
X-Ray Tube Control System
6,320,936
X-Ray Tube Assembly with Beam Limiting Device for Reducing Off-Focus Radiation
3,567,939
Method and Apparatus for Mitigating Surface Disruption of X-Ray Tube Targets
3,743,836
Dual Filament X-Ray Tube
3,900,751
Warp Resistant Anode
3,982,059
Flexible Cable Termination
4,321,471
X-Ray Target Monitor
7,012,989
Multiple Grooved X-Ray Generator
3,650,846
Process for Reconstructing the Grain Structure of X-Ray Tube Targets
3,795,832
Rotating Anode Target
3,946,261
Dual Filament X-Ray Tube
4,225,787
Pulsed Stator Motor Drive (co-inventor)
4,336,476
Grooved X-Ray Generator